The Freeze defeat the Whalers 5-3

The La Crosse Freeze's offense had a big night, peppering the Wisconsin Whalers with 41 shots throughout the game. The La Crosse Freeze took the lead before the halfway point in the third on a goal from Thomas Magnavite.

Keaton Caplis delivered for his team with 3 assists. Sam Hanson chipped in with 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist) and Jimmy Mcdermott did his part, adding 2 assists.

In the first, Francois opened the scoring for La Crosse with a goal at 16:29 with helpers from teammates De Schepper and Caplis.

In the second period, Rogers answered for the Whalers with a goal at 1:03 with helpers from his linemates, Mcdermott and Hanson. Magnavite answered for the Freeze with a goal at 4:20 with assists from De Schepper and Caplis. Seeger put in a goal at 10:14 with assists from his linemates, Ratzloff and Lackey. Grobstick answered for the Whalers with a goal at 13:49 with helpers from Marshman and Hefty.

During the third period, Magnavite answered for La Crosse with what turned out to be the game winning goal at 6:03 with helpers from De Schepper and Lindauer. Hanson answered for Wisconsin with a goal at 12:38 with assists from Vandervalk and Mcdermott. Magnavite answered for the Freeze with a goal at 18:50 with helpers from Caplis and De Schepper.

La Crosse’s victory was in no doubt helped out by Graves’ big night as he stopped 28 of the 31 shots he faced. Graves’ counterpart, Earls, also had a big night, managing to stop 36 of 41, but ultimately fell short.